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To Databases: Jennifer Widom

The document introduces databases and database management systems. It states that a DBMS provides efficient, reliable, convenient, and safe multi-user storage and access to massive amounts of persistent data. It also outlines some key concepts of databases including data models, schemas versus data, data definition languages, and data manipulation languages.

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To Databases: Jennifer Widom

The document introduces databases and database management systems. It states that a DBMS provides efficient, reliable, convenient, and safe multi-user storage and access to massive amounts of persistent data. It also outlines some key concepts of databases including data models, schemas versus data, data definition languages, and data manipulation languages.

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Introduction

to Databases

Jennifer Widom
Intro to Databases

Database Management System (DBMS) provides.


efficient, reliable, convenient, and safe
multi-user storage of and access to massive
amounts of persistent data.

Jennifer Widom
Intro to Databases
Massive
Persistent
Safe
Multi-user
Convenient
Efficient
Reliable
Jennifer Widom
Intro to Databases

Database applications may be programmed via


frameworks
DBMS may run in conjunction with middleware
Data-intensive applications may not use DBMS at all

Jennifer Widom
Intro to Databases
Key concepts
Data model

Schema versus data

Data definition language (DDL)

Data manipulation or query language (DML)

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Intro to Databases
Key people
DBMS implementer

Database designer

Database application developer

Database administrator

Jennifer Widom
Intro to Databases

Whether you know it or not,


youre using a database every day

Jennifer Widom

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